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Nahma and Nahma Township: �?oIn the Heart of the Hiawatha�?� Nahma is located Nahma Township, which is situated in the eastern portion of Delta County, Michigan covering 109,938 acres of land area. Nahma Township is bordered on the south by Big Bay de Noc and on the north by Alger County. Nahma�?Ts MDNRe boat launch allows boaters and fisherman to access Big Bay de Noc which is over 107,230 acres in size.

Nahma is a historic lumbering/saw mill community that was established as early as 1856. In the Heydays of the Big Bay de Nocquet Company (lumber) the company employed over 1200 workers. After the timber resource was exhausted the entire town of Nahma was put up for sale in 1951. This was featured in Life Magazine. The entire town was put up for sale at a price of $250,000.

Approximately 68 percent (75,000 acres) of Nahma Township�?Ts land area is federally owned (Hiawatha National Forest). Water resources abound as numerous streams, inland lakes and approximately 14 miles of Big Bay de Noc shoreline exist within the Township. These natural features, and the recreational opportunities that go along with them, attract both tourists and seasonal residents. Nahma�?Ts northern township border is just 19 miles from Lake Superior.

Nahma Township is a sportsman fantasy. The abundance of water, open public land and wildlife create a condition for fisherman, hunters, trappers, boaters, kayakers, off road riders, hikers and all outdoorsman where many sporting opportunities can be undertaken all in the same area. Nahma Township being in the Hiawatha Nation Forest and abutting the over 107,000 acres of Big Bay de Noc is a prime recreation location for those that live in the area and those that plan to visit the Upper Peninsula. Gordon Lightfoot�?Ts song summarizes Big Bay de Noc out from Nahma: �?oOld (Lake) Michigan steams like a young man�?Ts dream; the Islands and Bays are for Sportsman�?� The first recorded information of European settlers in what is now Nahma was about 1848. Prior to this period and after this date the Native Americans or Anishinabeg (Ojibwa for original people) hunted, fished and carried out their life activities in this area.

These early Anishinabeg people were Ojibwa (English version is Chippewa). Evidence of pre-European activities by the Anishinabeg people can be found throughout Nahma Township and the surrounding areas.

Because of the presence of the Sturgeon in the river that runs through Nahma Township and outlets in Big Bay de Noc at Nahma, the Ojibwa name of Na�?Tme was given to the area. The pronouncing of the Ojibwa name would be Na�?Tmay but the English pronunciation is Na�?Tmah. Today Sturgeon still exists in Big Bay de Noc - G. Lamberg

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